also: かにわざくら
ornamental double weeping rosebud cherry
Only with reading かばざくら
A cultivated variety of cherry tree with double blossoms and weeping branches, often planted for its beauty. The reading is かばざくら.
See also: エドヒガン
The ornamental double weeping cherry trees were blooming in the park and were very beautiful.
cherry tree with birch-like bark
A general term for any cherry tree whose bark resembles that of a birch tree. Not a specific species; used descriptively.
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
Archaic name for the Japanese bird cherry, now usually called 上溝桜 (うわみずざくら). The reading かにわざくら is also archaic.
See also: ウワミズザクラ
Around here, there are several trees called 'birch-bark cherry' growing.
In old documents, the Japanese bird cherry is sometimes recorded as 'かばざくら'.
Kanji spelling using 樺 (birch) and 桜 (cherry); rare and mostly botanical.
Alternate kanji spelling using 蒲 (cattail/birch-like); rare and mostly botanical.
Archaic reading for the Japanese bird cherry sense; not used for the ornamental cherry.
The name かばざくら literally means 'birch cherry', from かば (birch) + さくら (cherry), referring to the birch-like bark of these cherry trees. The reading かにわざくら is of uncertain origin but appears in older texts for the bird cherry.